Sense-Making in a Changing World Wisdom of Trees with Leah Rampy, Beth Norcross and Morag Gamble
Sep 6, 2025
Join Leah Rampy, a writer and co-founder of Church of the Wild Two Rivers, and Beth Norcross, a spiritual guide and founder of the Center for Spirituality in Nature, as they explore the spiritual wisdom of trees. They discuss how trees serve as patient teachers and the loneliness they experience, highlighting their interconnectedness through mycelial networks. Practical exercises encourage deeper connections with nature, while the guests advocate for a shift from 'saving' to truly listening to the natural world around us.
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Science And Spirit Complement Each Other
- Science and spirituality can feed each other to deepen our awe and understanding of trees.
- Leah Rampy and Beth Norcross emphasize combining ecological facts with embodied presence to see trees as teachers.
Tree-Planted Became A Bird's Landmark
- Morag tells of planting a tree that later hosted a migratory bird for 15 years, revealing unseen relationships.
- That moment shifted her from gardener mindset to being part of a living web of relations.
Forest Logic Opposes Individualism
- Western individualism contrasts with forest logic where sharing and connection sustain life.
- Leah Rampy highlights that cutting for single-tree benefit can harm the communal health trees rely on.
